diff --git a/pkg/deviceplugin/api.go b/pkg/deviceplugin/api.go
index 123416ed..41c79176 100644
--- a/pkg/deviceplugin/api.go
+++ b/pkg/deviceplugin/api.go
@@ -94,3 +94,10 @@ type PostAllocator interface {
 	// adding annotations consumed by CRI hooks to the responses.
 	PostAllocate(*pluginapi.AllocateResponse) error
 }
+
+// ContainerPreStarter is an optional interface implemented by device plugins.
+type ContainerPreStarter interface {
+	// PreStartContainer  defines device initialization function before container is started.
+	// It might include operations like card reset.
+	PreStartContainer(*pluginapi.PreStartContainerRequest) error
+}
diff --git a/pkg/deviceplugin/manager.go b/pkg/deviceplugin/manager.go
index 28abfcad..3dd8118e 100644
--- a/pkg/deviceplugin/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/deviceplugin/manager.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ type Manager struct {
 	devicePlugin Scanner
 	namespace    string
 	servers      map[string]devicePluginServer
-	createServer func(string, func(*pluginapi.AllocateResponse) error) devicePluginServer
+	createServer func(string, func(*pluginapi.AllocateResponse) error, func(*pluginapi.PreStartContainerRequest) error) devicePluginServer
 }
 
 // NewManager creates a new instance of Manager
@@ -108,12 +108,17 @@ func (m *Manager) handleUpdate(update updateInfo) {
 	klog.V(4).Info("Received dev updates:", update)
 	for devType, devices := range update.Added {
 		var postAllocate func(*pluginapi.AllocateResponse) error
+		var preStartContainer func(*pluginapi.PreStartContainerRequest) error
 
 		if postAllocator, ok := m.devicePlugin.(PostAllocator); ok {
 			postAllocate = postAllocator.PostAllocate
 		}
 
-		m.servers[devType] = m.createServer(devType, postAllocate)
+		if containerPreStarter, ok := m.devicePlugin.(ContainerPreStarter); ok {
+			preStartContainer = containerPreStarter.PreStartContainer
+		}
+
+		m.servers[devType] = m.createServer(devType, postAllocate, preStartContainer)
 		go func(dt string) {
 			err := m.servers[dt].Serve(m.namespace)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/deviceplugin/server.go b/pkg/deviceplugin/server.go
index 793b5d2e..495ee0ee 100644
--- a/pkg/deviceplugin/server.go
+++ b/pkg/deviceplugin/server.go
@@ -51,29 +51,32 @@ type devicePluginServer interface {
 
 // server implements devicePluginServer and pluginapi.PluginInterfaceServer interfaces.
 type server struct {
-	devType      string
-	grpcServer   *grpc.Server
-	updatesCh    chan map[string]DeviceInfo
-	devices      map[string]DeviceInfo
-	postAllocate func(*pluginapi.AllocateResponse) error
-	state        serverState
-	stateMutex   sync.Mutex
+	devType           string
+	grpcServer        *grpc.Server
+	updatesCh         chan map[string]DeviceInfo
+	devices           map[string]DeviceInfo
+	postAllocate      func(*pluginapi.AllocateResponse) error
+	preStartContainer func(*pluginapi.PreStartContainerRequest) error
+	state             serverState
+	stateMutex        sync.Mutex
 }
 
 // newServer creates a new server satisfying the devicePluginServer interface.
-func newServer(devType string, postAllocate func(*pluginapi.AllocateResponse) error) devicePluginServer {
+func newServer(devType string,
+	postAllocate func(*pluginapi.AllocateResponse) error,
+	preStartContainer func(*pluginapi.PreStartContainerRequest) error) devicePluginServer {
 	return &server{
-		devType:      devType,
-		updatesCh:    make(chan map[string]DeviceInfo, 1), // TODO: is 1 needed?
-		devices:      make(map[string]DeviceInfo),
-		postAllocate: postAllocate,
-		state:        uninitialized,
+		devType:           devType,
+		updatesCh:         make(chan map[string]DeviceInfo, 1), // TODO: is 1 needed?
+		devices:           make(map[string]DeviceInfo),
+		postAllocate:      postAllocate,
+		preStartContainer: preStartContainer,
+		state:             uninitialized,
 	}
 }
 
 func (srv *server) GetDevicePluginOptions(ctx context.Context, empty *pluginapi.Empty) (*pluginapi.DevicePluginOptions, error) {
-	klog.V(4).Info("GetDevicePluginOptions: return empty options")
-	return new(pluginapi.DevicePluginOptions), nil
+	return &pluginapi.DevicePluginOptions{PreStartRequired: srv.preStartContainer != nil}, nil
 }
 
 func (srv *server) sendDevices(stream pluginapi.DevicePlugin_ListAndWatchServer) error {
@@ -148,6 +151,10 @@ func (srv *server) Allocate(ctx context.Context, rqt *pluginapi.AllocateRequest)
 }
 
 func (srv *server) PreStartContainer(ctx context.Context, rqt *pluginapi.PreStartContainerRequest) (*pluginapi.PreStartContainerResponse, error) {
+	if srv.preStartContainer != nil {
+		return new(pluginapi.PreStartContainerResponse), srv.preStartContainer(rqt)
+	}
+
 	return nil, errors.New("PreStartContainer() should not be called")
 }
 
@@ -218,8 +225,12 @@ func (srv *server) setupAndServe(namespace string, devicePluginPath string, kube
 			return err
 		}
 
+		options := &pluginapi.DevicePluginOptions{
+			PreStartRequired: srv.preStartContainer != nil,
+		}
+
 		// Register with Kubelet.
-		err = registerWithKubelet(kubeletSocket, pluginEndpoint, resourceName)
+		err = registerWithKubelet(kubeletSocket, pluginEndpoint, resourceName, options)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -266,7 +277,7 @@ func watchFile(file string) error {
 	}
 }
 
-func registerWithKubelet(kubeletSocket, pluginEndPoint, resourceName string) error {
+func registerWithKubelet(kubeletSocket, pluginEndPoint, resourceName string, options *pluginapi.DevicePluginOptions) error {
 	conn, err := grpc.Dial(kubeletSocket, grpc.WithInsecure(),
 		grpc.WithDialer(func(addr string, timeout time.Duration) (net.Conn, error) {
 			return net.DialTimeout("unix", addr, timeout)
@@ -280,6 +291,7 @@ func registerWithKubelet(kubeletSocket, pluginEndPoint, resourceName string) err
 		Version:      pluginapi.Version,
 		Endpoint:     pluginEndPoint,
 		ResourceName: resourceName,
+		Options:      options,
 	}
 
 	_, err = client.Register(context.Background(), reqt)